Divine Intervention [Conquest AT]

As Tiamat swung towards the beast, she would find it moving nimbly out of the way of most, seemingly putting emphasis upon not allowing her divine staff to touch it. Of course, missing a limb seems to affect even a beast like that one, as a misjudged lean allows a strike to land, prompting a hiss of pain and displeasure as a white light blossoms under the blow. Pausing for a moment to bash the staff to the side and send a powerful kick to Tiamat's chest, the beast screeches once more in pain as a white light covers it. Hands come up to its face as its form begins to flicker, the screeching continuing as its face grows less and less organised. Around them, the shadowy warriors began to flicker and scream in unison, their forms clithhing and spiking alongside their creators as, for just a moment, a flash of purple hair and green eyes are seen, alongside some very mortal sounding sobs. 

But this didn't last long, as the light from Tiamat's blow fades and Ward's healing halts. The shadowy essence flowed once more over Phakk's form, as the rest of the seemingly unending mass stabilised, and it lets out a hiss of incandescent rage. Launching itself towards Tiamat, the shinjin would note a newly regrown arm. Especially as it immediately went straight for her eyes, two dagger-like fingers darting for the pretty orbs even as the other hand swiped at the hand holding the quarterstaff. Despite the damage it had taken, and the exhaustion it must have been feeling, it refused to slow down. Its screeching only ccontinued, reaching an almost painful volume as its voice was compounded by the others, making it hard to even think. T̵͎͖̫͇̆̂̇͐r̶͈̼͈̽̾a̸͕͚̩͑͛̌̃ḭ̴̧̘͉͛͆̌̀t̶̡̺͑o̴̠̾̾̄ř̴̘̤̱̟̂͘ ̴͚̻̯̇̌̋͠k̸̨̖̤̩͛̓̀i̴̬͇̫̾n̸̲͇̣̎.̵̳͍͓̿̅͝ ̷̝͔͎͘T̶̟͚̥̑ḧ̵͙́o̶̗̿̀́̄u̸̞͎͙͎͂̈͠ ̶̧͓̘̽y̸͍̯̖̲̑e̴̲̬͔̘̋͒͝͝t̷͖̼͉̩̀ ̴̢̞̬͗́͊̄ͅs̷̱̱̯̏̾̉͝ţ̵̰̝͂̓i̴͍̩̇ĺ̴̡̀̐̕l̷̹̞͇̀̈́͛͝ ̸͇͔̊̆͠ͅr̶̮̍͝ẽ̴̦͒͘s̷̮͚̾̄į̶̣̤̒̀͛s̵̟̟͖̈́͌̆͜͝ṱ̴̜̔̚s̴̏̀̈́ ̷̝̟̃̿̒t̶̢͛̊h̸̝̖̤̤̾̀́̋e̵̢͂ ̶̙̮̊̌̐͠n̶̡͍͛̒̏̕ȧ̷̺̒t̵̮̝́ū̷͎̯́͘ŗ̷̮̦͆̈ȧ̷͛͘ͅl̴̝̤̆ ̴̡̳̖̳̊̍͝ȏ̶̘̰͖͌̉̊r̴͕̤̟̎̽̈́d̴͚̱͍̙͛͒ȇ̴̼̩͍̂̀͆r̴͍̒͠. Its voice ripples throughout the world around it as it swung towards Tiamat, that rage not leaving its voice. 
KP: 4/6
MP: 3/6
%: 106/250%

Going face to face with Phakk might not have been the best idea Tiamat ever had. In fact, it might just have been the worst idea she's had since she came down to the mortal world, but one that she was justified in doing so, and also the only one that could do it somewhat safely. Her lacking skills in user her quarterstaff, a lack of training with her swordsman friend, was showing greatly, and she barely managed to land a single hit on the creature, which seemed to be mostly because of the creature's error than anything else. Tiamat did notice that the light seemed to hurt it though, interesting!

For a moment, Tiamat has a second to look at the rest of the fight. Erebos seemed to be helping out Crotona while Tiamat couldn't, which was a massive relief for the Shinjin, as she had to worry slightly less about the well-being of the Konatsian. The demon did not seem to unleash as much power as both herself and Crotona were doing, perhaps he was acting as some form of backline, making sure they don't find themselves empty-handed against the assault of the corrupted Shinjin and her defender... a surprisingly caring and selfless move from him... really putting into perspective how this day was mind-altering for Tiamat.

It seemed like both Crotona and Erebos wanted to deal with Ward now, which Tiamat got a little panic over since she was now left with the monstrous abomination that was in front of her. Could she hold on against this creature? She was now alone with Phakk, as far as she knew. She gripped her staff harder, nodding to herself. If she couldn't win against that thing, she would make sure to hold on as long as she could, enough for her friends to come back for her.

But then, Phakk was healed by Ward, and she exchanged a worried look at it spoke to her. The language was unknown to her, her words made no sense to her ears, but she could figure out that it was some kind of threat. Then, swiftly enough for Tiamat to barely be able to react to it, she launched towards her and almost manage to pierce out her eyes! Only by quickly letting go of her quarterstaff, which was swiped away from her, that she managed to only react to the hand that was going for her vision. Her hand was only slowing down its attack though, and she had to quickly use her other hand to try and blast Phakk with magical light projectiles, hoping it would work once again at pushing the creature back because for now, she was in dire danger of losing something far too important.

If that worked and she managed to break free from Phakk, Tiamat would then try to keep herself between Phakk and the rest of the fight. It was her plan formerly, split the fight into two, and while one of them handled one foe, the other two could beat up the other one. Hopefully, Erebos and Crotona would manage to quickly be done with Ward, but the Shinjin was incredibly potent at defense, so it was compromised

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Crotona gave a quick glance to the battle between Phakk and Tiamat. She seemed to be able to hold her off but she was still at the disadvantage. But at least her power was closer to them compared to Erebros and herself 's. These Shinjin were really strong, it was a shame they had to be their foes. But guess that's just how something broke down. Phakk seemed to be doing quite well despite the attacks. But she was not fully healed, Ward magic seemed to have a limit. That was good, she was worried that Phakk would be fully refreshed. If they took out Phakk down then she was sure that Ward would surrender. If he was being honest, he was here to help her with her goals by defending her.

But this was too much to think about she glanced at Erebros as she noted that her and Tiamat were using a ton of energy and that got in the way of his plans. “Well I saw a prime chance to hit Phakk and I landed the blow.” The first one she had to block, she had no choice. But she got Erebros point. They were using all their energy instead of being more careful with what they had. It was a fair point. They were going to need all the energy but they also had to be flexible. And the way her and Tiamat were fighting meant they were gonna be easy to read. Using attacks that would be countered. She didn’t have many offensive weapons though. Tiamat seemed to be he same. That meant she needed to start protecting Erebros. And let him use the energy for offense. “Right but don’t worry, I’ll keep my energy up and wait for you to engage. I’ll keep you safe. At least as best as I can.” Hopefully that would be something she could do at least.

As for Erebros next comment her eyes grew sharp. “Your flirty talk is not needed right now. If you want to get a drink after this you can ask. And No I don’t need any more rest.” Crotona was having her mother temperament right now. She would snort air shooting out as she was ready to go again. She may be hurting but she had some ki to still use. And might as well help out with whatever Erebros was doing. He moved to distract Ward trying to get him to join him. But of course that was just a deception to try to make him lower his guard. Crotona would draw her other sword now wielding both the Z-Sword and her normal sword. A Two Style Attack! Not something she was use too but her foe would probably be caught off guard by it as well, at least she hoped. She use Erebros distraction to move behind Ward. She would bring the stump of her Z-Sword towards the ribs of Shinjin to knock the wind out of him. Then she swing her normal sword upwards to fire an energy slash into his back or if he had been sent flying off by Erebros to chase after him and cut him open.


Wc:535
Kp:4/6
Mp:6/6

Erebos clicked his tongue. "Jeez, just trying to be quippy. If I wanted to flirt you'd know it right away." He gave Crotona a wink, and went back to what he was doing. What was that again? Oh yeah. Ward. He just grew like forty extra arms, too. Wasn't that convenient for him? Erebos only managed the one.

Speaking of those extra limbs, it seemed they were used to expertly fend off Erebos' attacks. His elbow met ethereal limb, and his shadow fist was deflected by a materialized shield. How unlucky. He wasn't counter-attacked, though, as Crotona came in from behind for her own swing. Taking the opportunity as a free withdrawal, the Oni flipped backwards, landing a good distance away, mere moments after a myriad of spikes formed from Ward's body. Talk about dramatic!

"I know you're light on hair, Ward, but overcompensating by becoming a hedgehog isn't the way to solve your problems!"

His hands came out in front of him, the wrists twirling as fingers wiggled. A powerful spell was being prepared. Something dark and foreboding? Or perhaps it was the most heroic spell in his arsenal. Shadows twitched in the dark, forcibly pulled to Erebos no matter where it was they lay hidden. Whatever was coming, it was BIG.

"Thanks for the heads-up, missy. I have one of my best spells ready to go. Takes a lot of focus-- Lots of energy, too. Remember how I was making fun of the both of you for doing that very same thing a bit ago? Well... Shoes on the other foot and all that nonsense."

Snapping his fingers, a portal ripped itself open above his head, and his sword rocketed free. It stabbed the ground directly in front of him, wisps of smoke in its wake.

"When next you see me move, that'll be the cue. Also I'll probably scream something in your brain just in case you're both busy."

For the first time since the battle began, Erebos' form was becoming hard to distinguish. He was being consumed by shadow. No, no... He was allowing the shadow to envelop him. To be bathed in its comforting embrace. At the edges of this horrifying world Phakk had locked them in, bits of the real world began to shine through. The squawking of birds echoed in the distance, but they were drowned out by both Erebos and Phakk powering up to their maximum.

The Shadowmancer smirked.

This fight was about to end.

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Seeing that Tiamat was capable of defending herself, the Beast suddenly switched up its tactics mid swing, allowing no time for a break or any chance to escape. Any attempts taken by the other Shinjin to create distancce would be immediately closed, the creature willing to ttake hits as its body, illuminated by the ever increasing gaps in the void around them, suddenly expands. Tendrils burst from it, as flat as two dimensions and razor sharp as the speed of its swings intensify. This time, it ignored her vital points, instead opting to overwhelm Tiamat through the use of unrelenting force, talons blurring at incredibly speeds and changing course seemingly at will, and oftten times more than once in a single swing. She was capable of defending herself in vital areas, but the slashes across her form had clued to creature in, as it instead attempting to drive her to death through a thousand cuts. 

And yet still that pressure grew, as around the battlefield, the void began to... fade. What was left of that world of darkness began to disappear, drawn away into an orb that rather rapidly grew behind the shadow. Around them, the world was much the same, except for the factthat her corruption had rather obviously continued to grow whilst hidden from those battling. Baleful orange eyes and drooling, fanged maws watched the others, hissing in alien rage at the very sight of the mortals... Although, perhaps curiously, did not attempt to bite Erebos, despite the eyes staring, unblinking at the demon prince. Pausing, the Beast moves to delivery one final, powerful kick to Tiamat's gut in an effort to kick her into a mound of the fanged flesh, before turning its attention bacck Erebos and Crotona, a hand raising to the orb behind it. 

And it waits.

Spooky PhakkTM Vibes.
KP: 6/6
MP: 5/6
%: 106/250%